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Bhairon Raag

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Bhairon Raag · c. early 1800s · Mughal South Asia, early 19th century · Gum tempera and gold on paper · image: 18.7 x 12.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); overall: 35.6 x 22 cm (14 x 8 11/16 in.) · Cleveland Museum of Art · clevelandart.org →

From the treatises

Bhairon is the form of Siva so called.

tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting (1916) · Public domain

Disporting and dallying mid palaces and pleasures, abandoning shame and waxing mellow, Bhairon moves in a whirlwind, insatiate; the Lord of Rati (Kamadeva) remains at large.

tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Catalogue of the Indian Collections in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — Part V: Rajput Painting (1926) · Public domain

Hear Raag Bhairon — 6 renditionsSee all →

39:07Raag BhaironKhayal · 2008Ustad Naseer uddin Saami

3:41Raag Bhairo HamdKhayal · 2021Tahir Qawwal

50:16Raag BhaironKhayal · 2015Ustad Shafqat Salamat Ali Khan

3:48BhairoKhayal · 2014Tahir Qawwal

14:53Raag BhaironTarana · 2022Ustad Ghulam Khusro Khan

26:53Dhurpad in Raag BhaironDhurpad · 2024Ustad Ghulam Khusro Khan

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About Raag Bhairon

Bhairon ThaatVadi DhivatSamvadi RakhabSunriseAutumnRich

Referred to as the King of morning raags, it is a very common and well known raag. According to a myth, Raag Bhairon was the first rag. It is said that it emanated directly from the face of Shiva. According to the late Hayat Ahmed Khan, the morning Azaan in the Holy Kaaba is given in Raag Shudh Bhairon. The performance for this raag is solemnly serious. The raag comes across as a musical entity with mood of meditation, philosophical depth and emotional richness.

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